NEWTON, N.C.—Suspended NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield, who faces nine criminal charges in two North Carolina counties, is scheduled to have his property sold at auction April 30.

Mayfield, suspended since May 2009 for what NASCAR says was a failed drug test for methamphetamines, took out a $3.1 million mortgage in July 2006 and has failed to make his payments, according to the foreclosure initially filed in December in North Carolina Superior Court in Newton, N.C.

That has resulted in the lender, Carolina Farm Credit, calling for Mayfield to pay the balance of $2.387 million, plus more than $415,000 in interest and fees, according to the filing.

The clerk of court issued a foreclosure order in February, and the date for auction of the approximately 400 acres has been set for April 30 at the Catawba County (N.C.) courthouse. Mayfield has until 10 days after the auction to pay off the balance.

Mayfield said at the courthouse Monday that he hopes to be able to work with the lenders to keep the property and that he probably would be able to stay in his house if he wants to remain there.

“There’s a pretty good chance [we will],” Mayfield said. “We’re not sure what we’re going to do. We might move on. Who knows?”

The foreclosure is only one of Mayfield’s legal issues. Mayfield appeared at the courthouse Monday afternoon on one felony count of possession of methamphetamine, three felony counts of possession of stolen goods and one count of obtaining property under false pretenses. He faces a maximum of 14 years in jail on those charges, which stem from a Nov. 1 search of his property.

He spent only about a minute in court Monday as the prosecutor requested that the case be postponed to allow for more research into the evidence. A new court date was set for June 25.

“I’m doing as good as I can with everything going on,” Mayfield said. “We’re just working hard trying to get it all behind us and moving forward and really ready to move on.

“Some great things hopefully will happen once we get all of this stuff behind us.”

He also faces four felony larceny charges in neighboring Caldwell County. His first court date on those charges is April 30.

Mayfield also is trying to decide whether to continue his case against NASCAR over the May 2009 drug test that Mayfield says he failed because of a mix of Adderall and Claritin-D.

A three-judge U.S. Court of Appeals panel last week rejected Mayfield's request to reopen the case, and he has one more week to decide if he will ask for all the judges from the 4th Circuit to hear the case, which typically is the first step before appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court.

“We haven’t decided yet [what we’ll do],” Mayfield said Monday. “[My attorneys] are looking into it … and we’ll see what happens.”

Mayfield, who had five Cup wins in 433 career starts, also faces judgments of more than $2.1 million for unpaid bills, services and North Carolina state taxes as well as more than $111,000 in county property taxes, according to court documents.

Mayfield was credited with $33.6 million in racing winnings during his career, but that typically is split between the driver and team.